West Library Adds Wide Range Of New Books
The Butte Free Public Library announced a flood of new titles for vacation readers. Highlights include Federal Writers Project in Idaho edited by Vardis Fisher, Frank B. Linderman on the West, and works by James H. Kyner Noel Coward Agnes Reid and Erich Remarque among others.
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Butte
Jamey Brown
Fort Hall
Oregon Trail
Pacific
Northwest
Byron Deffenbach
Sacajawea
Agnes Reid
West
James H. Kyner
L. R. Wood
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Noel Coward
Man
Walter Bromberg
Franz Leipmann
Gaudy Empire,” A. Newman
Grant Lewi
Ignacio Bilone
Priests of Butte to Attend Helena Retreat
Nearly twenty Butte priests depart today for Helena for the annual diocesan retreat. Rev. Vincent F. Kienberger of Chicago will preach. Several younger priests will stay to serve duties in local parishes.
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Butte
Helena
Vincent F. Kienberger
O. P
Chicago
Congressman Goodwin Dies at New York Home
Philip A. Goodwin aged 75 longtime Republican congressman from New York's twenty seventh district died at his Coxsackie home late today. The loss removes a prominent GOP figure who served in Congress and was active in regional affairs. General reaction noted from local officials and party colleagues.
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New York
Coxsackie
N. Y
Philip A. Goodwin
Twenty Seventh
Re-registration of Silver Bow County Voters Continues
Re-registration of Silver Bow county voters is continued at the clerk and recorder's office under a new state law. Over 500 people filed new registry cards Saturday and about 20,000 voters are expected to be re registered within a year. The old list holds roughly 27,000 names. Information on taxpayers is collected with registry cards to aid bond elections and petition signature checks.
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Silver Bow County
19 Million Job Placements Reported by U S Employment Service
Secretary Perkins announced that the United States Employment Service has made more than 19 million job replacements in its four years of operation. The figure highlights the program success in placing workers nationwide.
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Washington
Perkins
United States Employment Service
Poppy Sales Good, Hamilton Reports
The American Legion auxiliary posted $60 from poppy sales and the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary reported $90 in sales. The proceeds support veterans and their families.
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Hamilton
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
God the Only Creator sermon topic in Christian Science churches
The Sunday lesson in Christian Science churches on June 6 1937 centered on the theme God the Only Creator. The golden text cited Genesis 1 1 and Psalms 119 73 urged understanding of commandments while the Science and Health passage by Mary Baker Eddy described Spiritually understanding the one creator unlocking creation and affirming eternal and deathless man.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Registrations Open for Helena Catholic Laymen Retreat
Registrations are being taken at the K C hall for the Catholic Laymen's retreat to start Friday evening at Carroll College in Helena. Father Vincent Kienberger of Chicago will lead the event, with transport provided for those without cars. The retreat ends Sunday evening, and registrations are accepted until Thursday.
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K. C. Hall
Carroll College
Helena
Vincent Kienberger
Chicago
Butte Stores Back Open After Three Week Strike
Butte retailers resume normal hours after the Butte Clerks union unanimously accepted a two year contract from May 1, 1937 to May 1, 1939. The settlement includes a 15 percent wage increase and maintains prior hours and conditions. About 800 workers were affected by the stoppage.
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Butte
Butte Clerks’ Union
Dance Revue by Sybil Brown Tonight
Sybil Brown presents a spring dance revue at 8 o clock in the Butte high school auditorium with nearly 100 pupils performing singing dancing and novelty numbers in the program.
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Sybil Brown
Butte High School
Elk Park Rancher Injures Eye From Hot Solder Spark
Elk Park rancher Henry Cerise was burned in the right eye yesterday while soldering a cowbell. He received treatment from Dr. Garvey at St. James hospital after the incident.
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Henry Cerise
Elk Park
Dr. Garvey
St. James Hospital
District I O O F Session Plans in Local Lodges
Final preparations for the district I O O F meeting in JacksonSaturday June19are made at Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge No10. Fidelity lodgeNo8 meets 730 in Fidelity hall to elect officers. Martha Rebekah lodge No28 rehearses memorial ceremony in Centerville8 with social after. Colusa lodgeNo38 meets Meaderville730. Hiawatha club Rebekah will meet Enterprise hall at130 Wednesday. Joint committee to plan memorial service meets Enterprise hall Thursday730. Memorial service MondayJune14 in Fidelity hall with MrsJ P Wills delivering address. Enterprise lodgeNo40 to confer first degree. Summit encampmentNo4 special meeting8 for Golden Rule and Royal Purple. luncheon served.
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Jackson
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No
Enterprise Hall
Fidelity Lodge No
Fidelity Hall
Martha Rebekah Lodge
Sons of St. George Hall
Centerville
Colusa Lodge No
Meaderville
Hiawatha Club of
Silver Leaf
Rebekah Lodge
Minnie Bouley
Clara Desjardins
Verna Booth
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
J. P. Wills
Rebekah Assembly of Montana
Enterprise Lodge No. 40
Front Street
Summit
Death of Deer Lodge Matron Rachel Hansen
Mrs. Rachel J. Hansen, a prominent young matron of Deer Lodge, died suddenly at her parents home today. She was born October 24, 1903, and survived by her husband Pearl Hansen two sons Edward and Robert Enger her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Eliason a brother Charles Eliason and four sisters Mrs. C. H. Pierce Mrs. Earl Allen Mrs. Harold Richards and Mrs. J. R. Roll. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives word.
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Deer Lodge
Rachel J. Hansen
John Eliason
Hansen
Pearl Hansen
Edward
Robert Enger
Charles Eliason
C. H. Pierce
Earl Allen
Harold Richards
J. R. Roll
Bremerton
Wash
Mrs Herbert Hoover Visited Scouting Crowd in Deer Lodge
Mrs Herbert Hoover and party stopped in Deer Lodge for about 10 minutes en route to Camp Rawlins near Glacier Park. She spoke formally to local Scouts on the courthouse lawn and offered her ideas on Scouting while a warm outdoor reception greeted the distinguished guest.
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Deer Lodge
Herbert Hoover
Burglary Report At Jens 15 Investigated
June 6 Special: Sheriff Fred H. Valston and deputies were called to Jens to investigate a break in at the home of Henry Gunderson in Deer Lodge.
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Jens
Deer Lodge
Fred H. Valston
Henry Gunderson
High School Teacher Edith Hamilton to Sail for France
Miss Edith Hamilton foreign language instructor from Powell County high school left for New York City and will sail aboard the Normandie for France within weeks. She plans to attend the Sorbonne this summer and return to teach next fall.
Women Invited to Deer Lodge Golf Tourney
Invitations have been received by the women of the Deer Lodge Country Club to attend a tournament at Helena on Wednesday June 9 and a similar event in Anaconda on Thursday June 10. Those wishing to attend either or both may call Mrs BE. L. Hopkins or Mrs. Thomas Somerville.
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Deer Lodge
Helena
Anaconda
BE. L. Hopkins
Thomas Somerville
Silver Bow Taxable Value Declines About 40 Percent
Helena June 6 Special Montana Taxpayers association reports county operation costs changed little while tax base fell about 25 percent over ten years. Silver Bow valuation dropped nearly 40 percent. general fund taxes rose 25 percent, complicating budgets and suggesting future cuts as delinquency and valuation dips persist.
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Helena
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Montana
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
Temperatures Fail To Tell The Full Butte Weather Story
The excerpt notes temperatures in Butte with a brief reference to maximum and minimum readings and mentions precipitation data for the 12 hours ending 6 p.m. and 24 hours ending 6 p.m. The Associated Press provides the context for these meteorological figures.
Edward Scoven Receives D A R History Medal
In Kalispell Mrs A J Rahn state regent awarded the D A R history medal to Edward Scoven during the eighth grade commencement exercises for 136 graduates. The Flathead auditorium filled for the program as the class presented Rip Van Winkle a cantata directed by M Zoe Stech with aides Mabel James and Florence Barton.
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Kalispell
A. J. Rahn
Edward Scoven
Flathead
Rip van Winkle
M. Zoe Stech
Mabel James
Florence Barton
Piano Pupils to Present Recital at Orton's Hall
Madeline Marx Kaufman of Butte presents her piano pupils in a recital tonight at 6 15 at Ortons concert hall. Soprano Elsie Daniels and contralto Margaret McMahon will assist the young artists.
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Madeline Marx Kaufman
Butte
Orton
Elsie Daniels
Margaret McMahon
Free Silver Lodge Guest Night at Carpenters Hall
Free Silver Lodge No. 1 Degree of Honor will observe guest night tomorrow at Carpenters hall at 8 30. Each member to bring a guest. Refreshments after a short entertainment program. Business meeting led by Mrs Edith Symons at 7 30.
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Free Silver Lodge No. 1
Carpenters’ Hall
Edith Symons
Bagdad Temple Sets Last Meeting Before Summer Recess
Bagdad temple of the Shrine will hold its final session before the summer break on Wednesday evening, with Hugo C. Heinsch of Deer Lodge presiding. Other Masonic groups will continue June sessions and adjourn for the month ending in September. Mrs. Jack Thomas travels to Butte for a relative’s death. Archille Menard of Missoula visits his mother. Nell Doyle returns to Dillon after a brief visit. Burton L. Rivers of Cincinnati visits local friends. family on Montana vacation, formerly a resident.
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Bagdad Temple
Hugo C. Heinsch
Deer Lodge, Potentate
Deer Lodge
Jack Thomas
Butte
Archille Menard
Missoula
Anton Menard
Nell Doyle
Dillon
Burton L. Rivers
Cincinnati
Rivers
Montana
Dillon Baccalaureate Services Held
Bac calaureate services for the Montana State Normal college graduating class were held in the college auditorium. President Sheldon F. Davis delivered the address "A Third Reading." The Rev. Willis J. Loar and the Rev. Harvey J. Schmidt assisted, with piano by Ralph McFadden and congregational hymns. The commencement play Oliver Oliver will be presented tomorrow night.
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Dillon
Montana State Normal College
Sheldon F. Davis
Willis J. Loar
First Baptist Church
Harvey J. Schmidt
The
Presbyterian Church
Ralph McFadden
Oliver Oliver
Dillon Rotary to Meet at Andrus Hotel Tomorrow
Dillon residents note a Dillon Rotary club regular meeting scheduled for tomorrow night at the Andrus hotel. Dellar Gordon Armstead visited the city today. Matt Kay of Horse Prairie spent the day in Dillon. Mrs. Homer Faust is visiting relatives in Bozeman this week.
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Dillon
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Dellar Gordon
Armstead
Matt Kay
Horse Prairie
Homer Faust
Bozeman
Baccalaureate Rites Held at Montana State College
Bozeman June 6. One hundred fifty nine seniors and seven graduate students will receive degrees next Tuesday at the 41st annual commencement. Rev P Hewison Pollock of the First Presbyterian Church delivered the baccalaureate message on The Two Dimensions of Life urging growth and religion as a bond to humanity. A reception followed on campus with President Alfred Atkinson hosting. An open air Bobcat band concert closed the program.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
P. Hewison Pollock
First Presbyterian Church of
Alfred Atkinson
Bobcat
State College
Court Imposes Drunken Driving Penalties on Driver
LeClair Schmidt pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge. Judge McCarthy sentenced 30 days in jail, a $150 fine, and revoked his driver's license for the remainder of the year.
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Kalispell
LeClair Schmidt
McCarthy
9100 Car Drivers Receive Licenses in Flathead County
Report from Kalispell states 9 100 drivers licenses issued to date in Flathead county along with 6 476 license plates. The year's plate sales exceed last year by 450, while the 1936 plate sale reached 6 600. A Tokyo Social Mass party meeting drew 5 000 attendees, surpassing the previous day’s crowd for Japan's premier and home minister.
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Kalispell
Flathead County
Social Mass
Tokyo
Japan
T. V. Soong Elected Chairman of Major Chinese Cigarette Firm
T. V. Soong, former finance minister of China, has been chosen as chairman of the board of directors of the nation’s largest Chinese-owned cigarette producer, signaling top leadership for the industry.
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T. V. Soong
China
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